HE PLACES HIS HAND OVER HIS STRICKEN HEART, THEN TRIES TO REMOVE THE SPECK FROM HIS EYE WITH HIS FINGERS.

GERDA

Your eye still hurts as well?

KAY

A SUDDEN, CRUEL SMILE ON HIS LIPS.

No, sweet Gerda. My eyes see just fine now.

GERDA

Oh thank goodness. And your heart?

KAY

Fine, sweet Gerda. In so far as I need a heart. Other than to pump blood around, of course.

GERDA

PUZZLED.

Are you sure you didn’t bump your head, Kay? You’re speaking very strangely.

KAY

Am I? Why are you crying? There’s nothing the matter with me now. Oh, look! That winter rose of yours is worm-eaten.

HE LOOKS CLOSELY AT GERDA.

GERDA

What are you looking at me like that for?

KAY

Have I ever told you how beautiful you are, my winter rose?

GERDA

EMBARRASSED BUT FLATTERED.

No, Kay. You’ve never told me that before.

KAY

Do you want to know why I’ve never told you that before, sweet Gerda?

GERDA

GIGGLING UNCERTAINLY.

Because you were too shy and boyish?

KAY

No. Because it isn’t true. You’re ugly as a pig. Your nose is big and crooked. And hairy, like your dad’s. And the shape of your mouth… you’re like a wide-mouthed frog. And spots. I’ve never seen so many spots on one face. You look like a human pizza! I can’t take my eyes off them! Who’d want to marry a great big swamp-donkey like you?

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I am a fully qualified teacher of Drama, Media and Film Studies with ten years’ work experience in secondary and further education. I graduated from the Central School of Speech and Drama (one of the most respected Drama conservatoires in the world) with a first class Honours degree in Drama and Education and a PGCE.
I was a writer-in-residence and workshop leader for a Southend-based youth theatre for ten years, during which time I developed my creative writing skills to include playscripts, poetry and songs. With my deep interest in Film, I have now expanded these skills to include screenplays.
I now wish to take a sabbatical from teaching to focus on a proposal for a PhD thesis. This will involve developing new collaborative methodologies for intertextual musical theatre in the context of a resynthesis of art, philosophy and science.
My specific areas of interest and expertise are as follows: Academic, Acting, Analysis, Assessment, Auditions, Collaboration, Creative Thinking, Directing, Drama, Education, English, Film, History, Lecturing, Literature, Media, Poetry, Philosophy, Playscripts, Screenplays, Songs, Teaching, Television, Theatre, Tutoring, Workshops, Writing.

I’m writing a first draft for a musical. It's called Marty Gull (Marty[r] Gull[ible]). It's a surreal, satirical, tragicomic piece of musical political theatre: a cautionary tale of school politics, backstabbing egos and the state of the nation.

I’ve written the first draft libretto using a medley of melodies in my head from well-known musicals.

I would like to extend an open invitation to all budding musicians and composers to submit their own musical interpretations. I would also welcome interest from actors (age 20-25) who can sing and dance.

The plan is to develop a new collaborative form of musical theatre. Once we get a good working team of lyricists, composers, musicians, actors and designers together we can decide on the final evolution of the piece and arrange copyright accordingly. I would like to submit or even take the piece to Central as a work-in-progress.

Ultimately, I would be interested in using all of this as a springboard for a thesis on new art forms and musical theatre. But, most of all, I would love to have the opportunity of working with kind, creative and talented people.

If you like the sound of any of this, please post a comment at http://martygull.blogspot.com/or get in touch with me through one of the following methods: